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I've got the opposite problem, my diabetic nurse called me twice within two weeks and gave me contradictory advice. I started on the low carb diet following the advice of the diabetic nurse and started exercising and lost 2lbs in two weeks. When the same diabetic nurse rang a week later she told...

I recently went back on Metformin only to have to come back of it again a couple of weeks later after having very bad anxiety attacks. Has anybody else suffered anxiety attacks?

It would help those involved in our care treated us as individuals and not as numbers, that would help. What is the point of the Government pushing self patient care when we aren't listened. Then there's the contradictions from those involved in our care.

Hi there Iprosch, This might be of help to you it's Eight Tips For managing Diabetes Stress/Burnout, it's never been published here in the UK but it might help. I have type 2 diabetes. http://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/managing-diabetes/emotional-health/eight-tips-for-managing-diabetes-distress/

Thank you for inspiring me to post my story on the forum and how I won a Diabetes.UK Inspirational award. If you hadn't posted the question about HIV and the risk about of diabetes. I wouldn't have posted my story. I've had seven responses so far and they ave all been positive and Kurt has...

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That's true...the people I've spoken to who are living with HIV and diabetes have said the same thing.

Thank you.

Well done you as well. It was a big step for me approaching Diabetes UK and being so open about my HIV status and then to go up on stage and get an award that was even a bigger one and yet I've had no come back. Everyone I met was so supportive.

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What do I have to do? Best wishes, George

Thank for the positive responses. I

On April 25th I was awarded the London Region Supporting Others Award. The award was presented to me by Richard Lane. The award was given to me for the amount of time and effort I've put into supporting people living with HIV and diabetes. On 8th October 2014 I became the founder of the first...

Thank you for the link

I'm a single person and love cooking but get overwhelmed with having to work out how much ingredients for one meal. Can't someone produce a cook book for single people? George

Thank you for all your positive feed back, I was a bit sceptical about posting what I've been through. But in saying that it's site like this that help back up what I've been saying all along where any choronic illness is involved we all need to be treated as individuals. I have a meeting with...

My name is George Rodgers I’m 50 years old, I’m mixed race and I’m HIV. In 2000 I started taking a combination therapy regime containing ddI. I was fine for four weeks then started suffering agonising abdominal pain. I stopped my HIV drugs and two days later the pain went away. But by that time...